In May the Los Angeles based alternative rock band Trapdoor Social stopped at Lopez Island during their Northwest tour. The crowd was so enthusiastic they felt they had to return.

Merritt Graves and Skylar Boorman met while studying at Pamona College near Los Angeles. Merritt is originally from Iowa City and Skylar is from Seattle.

Their music has strong melodies and lyrics that aren’t just about love and friendship but their personal causes, like the environment and solar energy.

Their performances are energetic and the songs engaging. The band’s energy on stage is infectious. Their song, AWAY, has audiences singing along and dancing.

Skylar’s song Old Wings is about his father, a former Boeing designer who decided he really wanted to fly instead, changed careers and is now a 737 test pilot.

Science of Love was inspired by the pace of technology taking over faster than we can deal with.

They are donating 100% of the profits from the sale of their new and second CD, Science of Love, to a solar energy project with LA non-profit Homeboy Industries, which retrains former gang members for jobs.

The band’s vidoes can be seen on Youtube and their own website: www.trapdoorsocial.com and their songs been heard on major radio stations across the country.

They will be performing exclusively at the Islander Resort Friday, July 18 at 9 p.m.

Families and underage folks are welcome in the restaurant and on the deck. No cover.